This chapter deals with two main topics: constituent order (focusing on the interaction
between subject positions and interpretation), and null subjects. Both issues relate to case …

The generalization that V-to-I movement is conditioned by rich subject agreement on the
finite verb (the Rich Agreement Hypothesis) has long been taken to indicate a tight …

The main question that this paper addresses is: what happens to non-finite auxiliaries under
English VP ellipsis (VPE)? Do they remain overt like finite auxiliaries, or do they disappear …

In this article it is claimed that in Old Spanish the discourse-sensitive field is exclusively the
preverbal one. Focusing on object preposing, it is shown that the object can:(i) either be …

This thesis investigates the issue of Verbal raising in Brazilian Portuguese, from a
Cartographic perspective, mainly based on Cinque (1999). Since adverbs and floating …

The identity of phasal boundaries has mostly been considered in light of minimal CP-TP-vP-
VP structures. The question this thesis addresses is where the clause-internal phase …

We propose that the possibility of agreement between verbs and non-argumental topics in
Brazilian Portuguese derives from the fact that EPP's T in this language is φindependent …

This paper explores the syntax of unambiguous metalinguistic negation (MN) markers in
European Portuguese (EP) with the main goal of demonstrating the syntactic import of MN …

The syntax of auxiliaries has given rise to much discussion in the generative literature
(Akmajian and Wasow 1975; Emonds 1978; Akmajian et al. 1979; Pollock 1989; Chomsky …

Abstract Adverbs and Functional Heads: a Cross-Linguistic perspective (Cinque, Guglielmo.
1999. Adverbs and functional heads: A cross-linguistic perspective. New York & Oxford …